Elster

Leading gas, electricity and water measurement and control provider, with one of the most extensive installed bases in the world. More than 200 million metering devices deployed over the last 10 years. Elster sells products and services in more than 130 countries across gas, electricity, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial, industrial, transmission and distribution.

Gas
Electricity
Water

Other Industrial

Strong manufacturing businesses across a diverse range of sectors, including housing, construction, automotive, and scrap processing. Trusted, long-standing brand names offering customers innovative product development and technology.

Truth
Harris

Lifting

Leading global suppliers of lifting fittings and blocks, wire and wire rope to the oil & gas, construction and mining sectors. Significant investment and focus on international and emerging markets driving ongoing growth.

Bridon
Crosby
Acco

Energy

The world’s largest independent supplier of turbogenerators and market leading manufacturer of electricity generating equipment, switchgear, transformers and power infrastructure equipment. Strategically located around the world, with strong aftermarket capabilities.

Brush Turbogenerators
Marelli Motori
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Who we are

Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Melrose seeks to acquire businesses it understands, improve them by a mixture of investment and changed management focus, realise the value created and then return it to shareholders

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Strategy

Investment case:
  • Excellent buy, improve and
    sell track record
  • Strong end market exposure,
    now investing for growth

Investing in our Businesses

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  • Revenue for the full year
  • £1,551.4m
    (Existing Melrose +7%)
  • Headline operating profit
  • £243.1m
    (Existing Melrose +9%)
  • Headline diluted Earnings per Share:
  • 16.1p (+2%)
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